Thin Client Features
When you create the Windows Thin Client configuration using the New Platform Wizard, a set of basic features is included in the image by default. Although you can select optional features in the wizard, the required features do not appear as options.
Features can be anchored or unanchored. The following list shows the description of each:
- Anchored features are either added by using the New Platform Wizard or added manually from the catalog.
- Unanchored features are either required and are not shown in the wizard but always included in a thin client, or are required to support the anchored features. You cannot remove the unanchored features that are included.
For more information about anchored and unanchored features, see Platform Modification.
In addition to the features that you add to your platform, some features are added during the build cycle due to dependencies being added. The following list shows the location of files that contain a list of Sysgen variables for all features in the image after the build cycle is complete:
- For a display-based device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_iabasefeatures.txt
- For a headless device, see %_WINCEROOT%\Public\<Platform Name>\_hlbasefeatures.txt
With the exception of RDP, you can remove any of these features if the related functionality is not required in your OS image.
Note Because one Sysgen variable may be set by another Sysgen variable, not all of the Sysgen variables in these files directly correspond to a feature in the catalog.
If you build from a command line, for information about how to view a list of sysgen variables, see Build Demo Tool.
Included Features
The following table shows the required features included in the Windows Thin Client configuration created by using the New Platform Wizard. Features in this list do not appear in the New Platform Wizard.
| Feature | Location in the feature tree | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
| Mouse | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_CURSOR |
| Power Management (Full) | Core OS Services | SYSGEN_PM |
| Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) | Applications - End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP |
| Touch Display (Stylus) | Shell and User Interface\User Interface | SYSGEN_TOUCH |
| Waveform Audio | Multimedia Technologies\Multimedia Components\Audio | SYSGEN_AUDIO |
| Windows Thin Client Shell | Shell and User Interface\Shell | SYSGEN_WBTSHELL |
Note If you use Smartcard redirection, the OS image must contain at least one smart card driver.
Selected Features
The following table shows the features in the New Platform Wizard that are selected as defaults for this configuration. You can clear these features in the wizard as needed.
| Feature | Location in the feature tree | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
| Audio playback redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_AUDIO |
| Cut/Copy/Paste clipboard redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_CLIPBOARD |
| File storage redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_DRIVE |
| Serial and parallel port redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_PORT |
| Printer redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_PRINTER |
| Smart card redirection | Applications – End User\Remote Desktop Connection | SYSGEN_RDP_SMARTCARD |
| Windows .NET Compact Framework 1.0 | Application & Services Development\.NET Compact Framework | SYSGEN_DOTNET, SYSGEN_DOTNET_SUPPORT |
| Wired Local Area Network (802.3 802.5) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking – Local Area Network (LAN) | SYSGEN_ETHERNET |
Unselected Features
The following table shows the features in the New Platform Wizard that are not selected by default for this configuration. You can select these features in the wizard as needed.
| Feature | Location in the feature tree | Sysgen variable |
|---|---|---|
| Dial-up Networking (RAS/PPP) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking – Wide Area Network (WAN) | SYSGEN_PPP |
| Internet Explorer 6.0 Sample Browser | Internet Client Services\Internet Explorer 6.0 for Windows CE | SYSGEN_IESAMPLE |
| Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPOE) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking – Wide Area Network (WAN) | SYSGEN_PPOE |
| Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) | Application & Services Development\Device Management | SYSGEN_SNMP |
| Standard SDK for Windows CE .NET | Application & Services Development | SYSGEN_USDK |
| PPTP | Communications Services and Networking\Networking – Wide Area Network (WAN)\Virtual Private Networking | SYSGEN_PPTP |
| Windows Networking API/ Redirector (SMB/CIFS) | Communications Services and Networking\Networking Features | SYSGEN_REDIR |
| WMA & MP3 Local Playback | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_LOCALAUDIO |
| WMV & MPEG-4 Streaming | Multimedia Technologies\Basic Multimedia | SYSGEN_STREAMAV |
See Also
Windows Thin Client Configuration | How to Create a Windows Thin Client Platform | Platform Modification |Object Icon Types
Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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